U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2017
ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
001-37822
 
27-5472457
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
640 Plaza Drive, Suite 270, Highlands Ranch, CO
 
80129
(Address of principal executive offices)   
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 598-3500

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01
 
Other Events.

On May 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a Tax Asset Protection Plan (the “Plan”) in an effort to protect stockholder value by attempting to diminish the risk that the Company’s ability to use its net operating losses and general business credit carry-overs (collectively, the “Tax Attributes”) to reduce potential future federal income tax obligations. If the Company experiences an “ownership change,” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, its ability to use the Tax Attributes may be substantially limited, and the timing of the usage of the Tax Attributes could be substantially delayed, which could therefore significantly impair the value of that asset. The Plan is intended to act as a deterrent to any person acquiring beneficial ownership of 4.99% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (“Common Stock”) without the approval of the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, exempt any person from triggering the shareholder rights described in the Plan.

Gilbert Li, a director of the Company, is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alta Fundamental Advisers, a private investment company (“Alta”). Alta currently beneficially owns approximately 4.86% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. Alta has requested an exemption under the Plan for the acquisition or ownership of outstanding common stock of the Company (the “Alta Exemption Request”) in order that it may purchase additional shares of Common Stock without triggering the shareholder rights described in the Plan.

On December 4, 2017, the Board, with Mr. Li abstaining, and the Audit Committee of the Board, approved the Alta Exemption Request and the related party transaction.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 4, 2017
 
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
 
Registrant

 
/s/ L. Heath Sampson
 
L. Heath Sampson
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer


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